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I started reading Quit Like a Woman. I’d downloaded a sample last summer but never got to it until the reminder. I’m finding it very helpful and reinforcing. She talks about how the alcohol industry uses the “Drink Responsibly” mantra as a clever way to tell consumers that any problem with their product is the fault of the…

FooFoo, Thank you for that. You are a breath of fresh air and a blessing.

Happy New Year, everyone. I'm looking forward to my first calendar year sober! Wednesday will be 6 months. Foo Foo, I can't believe the "boys" didn't drink on New Year's Eve. Good for them and good for you. 70 days??? Wow! You are doing great. Enjoy your beautiful Scottish weather (homesick here!! If you ever wanna swap…

Hey @RubyRed427, in 1998 I created an educational publishing company and in 1999 quit teaching to run it full time. It grew so big I sold it to an investor in 2006 and continued on as VP product development until 2018. I’m just sharing this to say that if I can help in any way, holler.

@mainelylisa, Kate’s sober school was worth every penny and more. It’s 397 pounds. At the time I took it the exchange rate made that right at $500. Obviously the money saved on booze quickly covers that. But here I am at day 176. Priceless. The thing I appreciated most was Kate’s daily involvement with the class. You can…

@shredsx, Good for you! Speaking for someone on the very far side of early 20s, you are giving yourself a great gift that I would have loved to have in my twenties or thirties. Keep it up! Foo Foo, thanks for the recs. The Freixenet may be promising for NYE! I forgot to take my 6-week selfie last Monday. Yesterday was week…

I join the praise for Heineken. Beck's Blue is a close second. And Bravus makes a stout that tastes pretty close to Guinness, if you're a fan. It's nice to have something to take along to occasions like @MissMay mentions.

Aww FooFoo. You’re being humorous but this can’t be easy. You are my heroine for sticking to your guns in such a crazy atmosphere. I’m really sorry. You deserve so much better.

https://apple.news/AZbEwk57SSSukZOuRjV_nxg Don’t know if this link will work but I’m trying it out.

I like that idea, Foo Foo! No harm in having a reminder that you can do more than you dreamed. I should start thinking of my bracelet that way rather than a stop sign before I start resenting it! Sweet reminder of your parents. I almost got my first tattoo at age 57 when my granddaughter Rosemary was born. I love her so…

Wow, Foo Foo! A tattoo is brave! When I feel a slight temptation, I look at my bracelet I got engraved with the date of my Day 100, but then, I could always take the bracelet off. A tattoo, not so much! But that's awesome. Do you know what the tattoo will be? Happy Boxing Day, everyone!

Foo Foo what a great experience. I’ll bet your partner’s parents were surprised. I’d love to know what he thought. @mainelylisa, I love Maineggetrois! Good for you! Lots of wins!

@JenT304 i was so thrilled when I learned this magical bit of science. Truly a divine metaphor for rebirth. It always helps me when I feel like I’m just a puddle of “goo.” Thanks for the reminder.

Merry Christmas, everyone!! @RubyRed427, thanks for the annual Craig F. video. And you are so right . . . We began this journey in the hardest year possible to begin it. For me, it was because after 3 months of lockdown, I found myself sitting in my den, looking out the window, drink in hand, thinking, "What is the stupid…

Hooray for you, @FeelinFooFoo! You're ahead of me, time-wise, by 6 hours, so I'm thinking of you as you head into Christmas Eve evening. You have done so great! Wishing everyone a happy Christmas, enjoying the many, many things there are to enjoy without alcohol!! @RubyRed427, I'm convinced that the phrase that will be my…

Thanks, FooFoo. That’s really interesting that the UK takes such a hard-line stance about alcohol free alternatives. I wonder what the rationale is.

OK. Y'all won't believe this. And I'm kind of embarrassed to post this. But I need to. So . . . tonight I was sitting in bed reading a new cookbook I got. My husband came in and sat by me and was reading our monthly Texas Highways magazine, which arrived today. The cookbook ended, of course, with a whole "cocktails"…

@Mainelylisa good for you! Yes, the holidays are a new AF adventure for many of us. I figure if we can get sober in 2020 plus navigate Christmas we need to pat ourselves on the back. Yeah, the impossibility of unpickling the cucumber is a bummer but as Byron Katie says, Whenever I argue with reality I lose, but only 100%…

Aww Foo Foo I think you already are a unicorn. That’s a compliment by the way. @RubyRed427 I agree that labels are probably counterproductive most of the time. Thanks for not revealing spoilers in the Queen’s Gambit. I didn’t have a chance to move beyond episode 2 today.

I started watching The Queen's Gambit yesterday. I've only watched 2 episodes, but I'm really liking it. I never really think of myself as an "addict." I've chosen not to identify myself as "alcoholic." I'm not sure why. It just doesn't help my journey to think in those terms. But I totally understand that when it comes to…

@RubyRed427 My brother-in-law hardly drinks at all. SIL definitely enjoys her wine but I haven’t seen excess. They’re loving the life of wine producers and are even winning some nice awards and reviews. You’re right. Kind of a bummer that I can’t really get into it with them. Day 168 tomorrow. 24 weeks. Selfie time (every…

Wow, Foo Foo! You are really strong to stay sober in the midst of heavy drinking like that. Great job!! I just received a birthday gift of 3 beautiful bottles of wine from the winery of my brother- and sister-in-law (The winery they bought after she and I went to Italy, she came back and quit her job and embarked on a new…

I just saw that Tropicana issued an apology for their mimosa campaign. Apparently they got quite a lot of backlash.

I’m 65!! Plus 165 days sober. I feel 10 years younger than I did last year on this day. #Thankful.

You go Foo Foo!!!

I was reading a book by Tish Jett (former International Herald Tribune fashion correspondent from Paris and Elle magazine editor). She talks a lot about French women’s attitudes toward food. She cited a study where American and French women were asked to say the first word they thought when they heard “cake”. Americans…

@RubyRed427 Yay for you!!! 100 days!!!!! Awesome! That is such a big milestone to celebrate! I've been slowly but surely organizing every drawer and cabinet in our house, room by room. It feels SO good to do this, and I'm amazed at both the forgotten treasures I'm finding and at how much useless stuff needs to be either…

@aroze0928 I cannot imagine. I'm so sorry! I hope after your cleaning is done, you can treat yourself to some pampering. You deserve it. Hopefully your husband will realize that misery is not worth it. 23 weeks for me today (Day 161). It's the eve of my husband's 70th birthday. Don't know why exactly, but that is FREAKING…

@RubyRed427, I'm impressed! I don't think I'm yet to the point that I could enjoy dancing sober surrounded by drinking friends. Good for you! And enjoy your hangover-free weekend. @Beka3695, again, I'm sorry you're having to go through this. It won't be forever, but I'm definitely wishing you strength and peace as you go…

Congrats to you @donimfp your success with your course has really inspired me. Day 50 is awesome 👏👏 Hey FooFoo! Look what you wrote to me on August 23. Back at you!!!!!!!!!!!!